Auntie Zhang couldn’t help but laugh again. “Aiya, Mr. Su, it’s only ten o’clock. Those young people still consider it early. How can they bear to come back until midnight?”

Su Shengjing immediately widened his eyes. “She would stay out until midnight? If that’s the case, I won’t let her go out at night anymore!”

“I don’t think that Little Jiu will be out that late. Let’s wait a little longer. Maybe she’ll be back soon.”

As Auntie Zhang spoke, she saw that Su Shengjing was still looking anxious. It left her amused and helpless.

Wanting Su Shengjing to let go of his daughter was probably harder than ascending to heaven.

Well, it’s his own fault for regarding his daughter more than his life!

At that moment, the doorbell rang.

“It’s Little Jiu, isn’t it? I’ll get the door!”

Auntie Zhang put down the fruit platter. She was about to walk over to open the door when Su Shengjing quickly walked to the door and opened it.

How much does he want his daughter to come home?

It must be a lot!

When Su Shengjing opened the door, his expression turned complicated; he saw his daughter being carried on the back of Rong Si.

He knew that the kid had gone with her. At the time, Su Shengjing had thought that it was good to have him around. He should be able to protect Little Jiu and not let anything go wrong. But now, seeing how intimate he was with Little Jiu, Su Shengjing felt a little unhappy.

Su Shengjing snorted and said, “Come in.”

Rong Si looked at him with dark eyes. “Can I?”

“…” Su Shengjing was embarrassed and angrily replied, “Isn’t that obvious? Do you want to stand at the door with my daughter on your back? If you like to, then stand there. At least put my daughter down first.”

He kept calling her “my daughter,” as if to declare his ownership.

Rong Si knew that it would take some time for Su Shengjing to completely accept him. So, he put Su Jiu down and turned to her. “Little Jiu? We’re here.”

Su Jiu was sleeping comfortably on him when she suddenly had no one to lean on. She groaned and instinctively reached out to hug his arm before continuing to sleep on his shoulder.

Su Shengjing could not stand it anymore. Her father is right in front of her, but this girl is ignoring him and still clinging to this brat.

He took two steps forward and reached out to scoop her into his arms. “Little Jiu?” he said, looking down at her. “Wake up…”

In a daze, Su Jiu realized that the embrace did not belong to Rong Si. She thought she heard someone else’s voice. Her mind was dizzy, and she could not open her eyes. Even though she found the embrace and voice extremely familiar, she still subconsciously said, “No, I want my big brother…”

Su Shengjing was shocked.

Have I heard right?

Her big brother?

Doesn’t she want me, her father?!

He immediately felt like he had swallowed something nasty, and his heart was stifled. As he couldn’t do anything to his daughter, he could only glare at Rong Si. “How much did she drink?”

“Probably a lot. She’s drunk,” Rong Si said truthfully. “Uncle, can I stay and take care of Little Jiu?”

“What do you think?!” Su Shengjing gritted his teeth. “Do you think I’ll give you a chance to be alone with Little Jiu?”

Saying that, he picked up Su Jiu and turned to walk back. Before closing the door, he glanced at Rong Si coldly. “You can leave now.”

“Uncle, can I stay?” Rong Si repeated, his tone polite.

Su Shengjing stared at him and pursed his lips. “Give me a reason!”